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680 Ukrainian refugees have to leave ferry
Since the beginning of the Russian war against the Ukraine, 680 Ukrainian refugees have been living on board the 'Méditerranée' in Marseille. However, they will have to leave the ship on June 10. The Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture indicated that it is looking for accommodation solutions, bringing the emergency solution to an end. The ferry of the company Corsica Linea must resume service with the start of the summer season. As for the next drop-off point for Ukrainian refugees, the prefecture ensured that it is looking for more sustainable accommodation solutions.
Eight crew members tested positive for COVID 19
The "Méditerranée", coming from Marseille with 1.270 people on board, was anchored off the port of La Goulette on July 14, 2020, awaiting authorization from the medical authorities to access the berth, in accordance with government health measures in the context of the fight against the spread of the coronavirus. The coordination is underway for the mandatory quarantine of 1,200 passengers from the port of Marseille following a report of eight coronavirus infected crew members, which prompted to take the precautionary measure. At 6.30 p.m. the ferry docked in Tunis.
Ferry saved distressed migrants
In the morning of Sep 1, 2019, the 'Méditerranée' saved 18 distressed migrants, eight of them minors, off Mallorca which had been adrift for four days after the engine of their boat had failed. The tanker "Clyde Fisher" had remarked the boat 63 mils SE of the southern tip of Mallorca and alerted Salvamento Marítimo. Then the ferry which was enroute to Marseille was contacted to carry out the rescue as she was better suited for this purpose. The castaways were taken aboard the ferry and then transferred onto the "Saiph" which was deployed by Salvamento Marítimo and which took them to the port of Alcúdia, from where they were transported to Palma in the run of the day.
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